2012 GAME NOTES American League East Champions 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 American League Champions 1992, 1993 World Series Champions 1992, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Communications Department Phone: (416) 341-1303 Fax: (416) 341-1250 www.bluejays.com Game #102, Road #51, TORONTO BLUE JAYS (51-50) at SEATTLE MARINERS (47-57), Monday, July 30, 2012 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Monday, July 30 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…LHP Ricky Romero (8-7, 5.75) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (1-2, 4.56)…SN-1 Tuesday, July 31 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…LHP Aaron Laffey (2-1, 3.22) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (11-7, 3.76)…SN-1 Wednesday, August 1 at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 pm…RHP Carlos Villanueva (6-0, 2.92) vs. RHP Blake Beavan (6-6, 5.20)…SN-1 2012 GLANCING at the JAYS BLUE JAYS vs. MARINERS: 2012 Record ........................................................... 51-50, 4th, 9.0 GB 2012: Play the Mariners nine times this season, six at Rogers 2012 Attendance (Total & AVG) – 51 dates ............ 1,399,546/27,442 Centre & three at Safeco Field…Are 2-1 vs. SEA after winning ’11 Season (Hm. Attendance)-51 dates .............................. 1,155,945 their previous series at Rogers Centre (April 27-29)…The Blue ’11 Season (Hm. Attendance)-52 dates .............................. 1,175,232 Jays have won eight of their last 10 & 14 of their last 20 Come From Behind Wins ................................................................ 22 meetings…However, have dropped six of their last 10 contests Last Shutout by Blue Jays ................................... 3-0, July 15 vs. CLE at Safeco dating back to 2009. Last Shutout by Opponent ............................... 16-0, July 25 vs. OAK LAST SEASON: Posted an overall record of 6-3 (3-0 at home & April ‘12/‘11/‘10 ....................................................... 12-11/13-14/12-12 3-3 on the road). May ‘12/‘11/‘10 ....................................................... 15-13/15-13/12-15 ALL-TIME: Overall are 189-166, 100-81 at home & 89-85 on the June ‘12/‘11/‘10 ........................................................ 13-14/12-15/9-17 road…The Jays have won the last three season series, going July ‘12/‘11/‘10 ....................................................... 11-12/15-11/14-11 15-9 over that span…The Jays have not won a season series in Pre All-Star ‘12/‘11/‘10 ........................................... 43-43/45-47/44-45 SEA since 2004 & since then have posted a record of 10-16. Post All-Star ‘12/‘11/‘10 .............................................. 8-7/36-34/41-32 Under JOHN FARRELL ......................................................... 132-131 ’11 Season- 101 games ............................................................. 50-51 RECENT MOVES: ’11 Season- 102 games ............................................................. 51-51 Prior to tonight’s contest, the Toronto Blue Jays placed 1B/DH Best/Worst- 101 games ................................... 63-38 (’85)/31-70 (’79) Adam Lind on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 26 Best/Worst- 102 games ................................... 64-38 (’85)/31-71 (’79) with a mid-back strain…1B David Cooper has been recalled Vs. RHS/LHS ................................................................... 39-34/12-16 from Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (AAA). Blue Jays/Opponents scoring first .................................... 30-15/21-35 FIGHTING HIS WAY BACK: GMS decided in final AB/Walk-Off ......................................... 6-10/2-5 Yesterday, RHP Brandon Morrow began a medical rehab 1-Run/2-Run Games .............................................................. 5-13/7-7 Franchise record ................................................................ 2807-2840 assignment at Dunedin (A)…Brandon worked three scoreless Home/Road ...................................................................... 28-23/23-27 innings, scattering three hits, walked one & fanned two Day/Night ......................................................................... 22-18/29-32 batters…Threw 26 pitches over those three innings of work. Series Record/Home/Road .................................. 14-14-5/9-6-2/5-8-3 Morrow was originally placed on the DL on June 12 with a Vs. EAST/CENTRAL/WEST/NL ...................... 15-19/17-10/10-12/9-9 strained left oblique. After 7.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 45-3/2-7/4-40 AMONG THE BEST: After 8.0, Ahead/Tied/Trailing ........................................ 46-2/3-6/2-42 Among the AL offensive leaders, Edwin Encarnacion ranks T- Extra-Inning Games/Home/Road ....................................... 3-4/1-1/2-3 2nd in HR (28), 3rd in OPS (.985), 4th in SLG (.592), TB (210), 2012 at ROGERS CENTRE th th Blue Jays HR Dome Open/Cld………………….………………….47/30 HR/AB (12.68), 5 in times on base (164), T-5 in RBI (72), XBH (48), 6th in OBP (.393) & T-6th in runs (66). Opponents HR Dome Open/Cld……………………………………37/30 W/L, 2012 open/closed/other…………………………...16-13/8-11/3-0 GETTING ON WITH IT: All-time/open/closed/other………….1009-845/539-475/410-328/60-42 Edwin Encarnacion leads the club & ranks 6th in the AL with a .393 OBP (Mauer leads at .418)…Has reached base safely In THE LATEST: 28 of his last 29 & 34 of his last 36 games dating back to June Yesterday, the Blue Jays lost the finale of their 3-game set vs. 16, batting at a .339 (42-124) clip over that span. the Tigers, however, won the series, 2-1 & completed the st Among the AL since June 16, ranks 1 in BB (28), OBP homestand with a 3-3 record…Failed to record an XBH in st st (.475), OPS (1.136) & T-1 in times on base (75). yesterday’s contest, 1 time that had happened since July 13 vs. st th Among the Majors in July, Edwin ranks 1 in BB (20), 4 in CLE…Had recorded a 2B in 13 straight contests from July 14-28 th OBP (.489) & T-4 in times on base (46). (37 total)…The 37-2B over that span represented the most in the Majors…The Jays held the Tigers to just five hits, 20th time DID YOU KNOW? this year Toronto’s pitching have accomplished that & it marked That Edwin Encarnacion has homered in four straight games just their 3rd loss in those contests. against the Mariners, one shy of tying the franchise record Yesterday’s loss to the Tigers snapped a 3-game win for consecutive games with a home run against any opponent streak…The Jays have won three of their last five completed (Adam Lind vs. Orioles in 2011). series dating back to July 13, going 8-7 over those contests…Have also won six of their last nine games overall. RUNNING AROUND: The Blue Jays currently rank 1st in the Majors with 502 runs HOW WE STACK UP: th st scored…Are still the only club to have at least 500 runs Are 4 in the AL East, 9.0 GB of the 1 place Yankees (60- nd scored this season…It represents just the 2 time in Club 41)…Are 1.5 GB of 2nd place Orioles (53-49) & Rays (53-49) & history to reach the 500 run mark before any other club in are 0.5 GA of the 5th place Red Sox (51-51). the Majors (sole possession of lead)…The only other time it ON THE ROAD AGAIN: occurred was in 1986 when they reached 500 runs after their Tonight, the Blue Jays begin an 11-day, 10-game road trip with 94th contest. the opener of a 3-game set vs. Seattle…Following this series, travel to Oakland to take on the A’s (55-46) in a 4-game SAVING THE DAY: set…Following the OAK series, enjoy an off-day on Aug. 6 Casey Janssen Is 13-for-13 in save situations since assuming before concluding the trip with a 3-game set vs. the Rays. the closers role on May 9…Of those 13 saves has allowed just Are 23-27 on the road having won three straight contests after six base runners over 13.2 IP…In nine of those saves he has a 3-game sweep of Boston in their last series…Are looking to faced the minimum & seven of those he has retired all three win four consecutive games on the road since a season high batters he faced in order. 4-game win streak from April 20-23 (4-game sweep at KC). ACTIVE SAVES STREAKS IN THE MAJORS ROAD WARRIORS: 1. JOE NATHAN, TEX 19 Among AL leaders on the road, Colby Rasmus ranks T-1st in 2. HUSTON STREET, SD 17 XBH (26) & 4th in RBI (40)…Teammate, Edwin Encarnacion 3. FERNANDO RODNEY, TB 15 ranks 5th in SLG (.560), TB (103) & is 6th in OPS (.920). 4. CASEY JANSSEN, TOR 13 Edwin has recorded a hit in 26 of his last 28 contests on the HEATING UP: road dating back to May 13…Over that span, is batting .374 Yunel Escobar has hit in a season high seven straight (40-107) with 9-2B, 9-HR, 24-RBI, 15-BB & has posted a 1.166 contests…Is batting .375 (9-24) with 2-2B, 1-HR, 2-BB & a .423 OPS (.456 OBP/.710 SLG)…His OPS & SLG lead the Majors OBP over that span…Teammate, Brett Lawrie, is batting .400 over that span…His .374 AVG leads the AL over that period nd (12-30) over his last eight contests with 2-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR & 4- while his OBP ranks 2 . RBI over that stretch. LHP RICKY ROMERO # 24 BIRTHDATE: November 6, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA RESIDENCE: Los Angeles, CA HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’0”/220 BATS/THROWS: R/L 2012 SEASON: (8-7 with a 5.75 ERA) NEEDS A W: Has lost six consecutive starts, which is T-2nd for the WHERE DID THE OFFENSE GO? th longest active streak in the AL (Noesi-8)…During the Has received 6.40 runs per game ranking 5 in the streak has posted an 10.48 ERA, while opponents are AL, however team has not scored a run for him in hitting .364…The last Blue Jays hurler to lose six his last four starts and just seven runs over his straight starts was Josh Towers from April 5-May 9, last six.